Medical Terminology Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ectomy
A
removal, excision, extraction, extirpation
2
Q
-ocentesis
A
a puncture (needle) aspiration
3
Q
-itis
A
infection, inflammation
4
Q
-ogram
A
examination of
5
Q
-ology
A
study of
6
Q
-(o)lysis
A
bread down/destruction
7
Q
-omegaly
A
enlargement
8
Q
-opexy
A
fixation or immobilization
9
Q
-oplasty
A
surgical reshaping
10
Q
-orrhaphy
A
surgical repair
11
Q
(-o)scope
A
instrument
12
Q
oscopy
A
examination by visualization of the inside of an organ through an optical instrument such as laparoscopy (abdomen), proctoscopy (rectum), cystoscopy (urinary bladder)
13
Q
-osis
A
state of/many
14
Q
(-o)stasis
A
control/stop
15
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-ostomy
A
new opening or drainage
